Garment



May 7, 1935.

s. J. DICHTER GARMENT Filed July so, 1934 Samuel J Diclzfer INVENTOR.

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7. Ii m Patented May i935 ware caring Samuel ii. Etichter, Chicago, 2111., assignor to Marthe, Manufacturing 00., Chicago, 111., a

corporation of filinois Application July 30,, 1934, Serial No. 737,618

This invention relates to a garment.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved garment which is relatively simple and inexpensive in construction and efficient in use.

The garment forming the subject matter of l the present invention while being applicable to garments, in general, especially relates to the class of women's undergarments known as slips. Heretofore as these garments have been constructed or made they have had a number of objectionable features, among which have been: the slips heretofore made, when in use, have had a decided tendency to hangloosely and bulge outwardly below the armpits of the wearer, thereby presenting an unattractive,. unsightly appearance, particularly when worn with sleeveless dresses. Likewise, the slips heretofore made, when in use, have had a tendency to chafe the body of the wearer due to the side seams with which they have been provided and which have customarily extended vertically down the sides of the slip from a point below the armpits; while another objection to which such slips heretofore made have been subject is that they have been devoid of any elasticity or yieldability and hence have been unable to shape and conform themselves neatly to the body of the wearer if slightly oversize or undersize for the wearer, thereby malting it necessary that the purchaser, at the time of purchase, buy the exact size of garment required.

It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide an improved womans undergarment or, slip which in use overcomes the aforementioned and other objectionable features of the prior art garments or slips and the dimculties experienced in the use of the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a womans undergarment or slip which is so made that when worn, it fits neatly and closely upon the body of the wearer, does not bulge or hang loosely under the armpits, nor chafe or irritate the body of the wearer under the armpits, and which is possessed of a considerable amount of elasticity or yieldability so that it will fit neatly and comfortably upon the wearer and present a neat, attractive appearance when in use even though the slip may be considerably oversize or undersize for the particular wearer.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing, showing the preferred form of construction and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective front view of a womans undergarment or. slip embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the garment shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the garment shown in Figs. 1 and 2 in use; and Fig. 4 is a plan view of a section of material embodied in the new garment. v

A womans undergarment or slip embodying the invention is generally indicated at 10 in the drawing and comprises a body portion or bodice II and a skirt portion l2, the skirt portion I! including front and rear sections l3 and it, respectively.

It has been customary heretofore in the art of making garments of this nature, that is, slips, to form the bodice II, in general, of two similarly shaped equal sections and to join both the front and rear sections of the bodice II by means of seams extended vertically downwardly from the lowest points of the edges I5 which define the armpit openings or arm holes. A number of objectionable features have always been present in the slips heretofore made, in general, in the manner stated, and among these objectionable features were that when in use those portions of the slip which define the marginal edges l5 of the armpit openings or holes have had a decided tendency to hang loosely and bulge out through the armpit openings or holes of the outer and overlying garment or dress of the wearer; while at the same time the vertical side seams would chafe and irritate the body of the wearer below the armpits. slightly undersize for the wearer would not yield or stretch to conform to the body and size of the wearer but would bind and fit uncomfortably, while if they were even slightly oversize they would hang loosely about the body or bust of the Wearerand wrinkle and hang loosely under the armpits and out through the armholes or openmgs.

To overcome the foregoing and other objectionable features of the slips heretofore made and used, I embody in the bodice ii of the new slip two irregularly shaped fabricsections or panels l8 (Fig. 4) which are, preferably, cut on the bias from the material or stock from which they are made; each of these sections being defined by the marginal edges |5 -i1i6-2|-2022.

The side seams of the bodice ii are defined by the edges iii of the panels or inserts i8, and extend forwardly, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The

Moreover, such slips, even if only 4 ner hereinbefore set forth.

side seams I6 merge by short end portions 41 into the marginal edges I5 of the armholes, and extend forwardly of the armpitsbuer the bust of the bodice above the lowest point of the armholeopenings; while the marginal back seams or edges 2| of these inserts of panels I8 meet at the back i of the slip along the center seam 20 (Fig. 2).

Each of the sections I8 includes a portion I9 and these portions I9 extend forwardly over the bust of the bodice and are coincidental along their upper edges with the marginal edges I5 of the armpit openings.-

The irregularly shaped or patterned inserts or panels I8 are preferably, but not necessarily, cut on the bias from the stock of material from which they are taken, but, in either event. when the new slip is in use stretching and other strains exerted upon the irregularly shaped sections I8 are exerted thereon at an angle relative to the long axes of the threads or fabric of which such sections are composed; these strains being exerted on the inserts or sections I8 in such a manner that the latter are bound close to the body of the wearer and particularly over the bust and back and under the armpits of the wearer. Moreover, this construction imparts considerable elasticity to the bodice of the slip, into which they are incorporated; and, by reason of this fact, and the additional fact that these sections I8 extend forwardly over the bust of the bodice of the slip, and around the sides of the bodice and rearwardly over the back thereof, the new slip fits tightly and closely to the body of the wearer all over the bodice and bust portions thereof, as well as under the armpit openings or holes, and therefore presents a neat, attractive appearance when in use. Furthermore, the side seams I6 of the bodice, being continuous with the side seams 23 of the skirt, do not bind or chafe the body of the wearer under the armpits, as in the slips heretofore made.

Moreover, when the panels or inserts I8 are cut on the bias, as in the preferred form of construction, they impart still more elasticity or yieldability to the bodice of the slip which enables it to stretch and conform to the size of the wearer so that the garment may readily be slipped on by the wearer and comfortably worn even though it may be considerably oversize or undersize for the wearer, which was not possible in slips heretofore made and used and constructed in the man- The new garment I8 thus overcomes the aforementioned and other objectionable features of the slips heretofore made and used and accomplishes its intended objects, and has the advantages, hereinbefore set forth.

It is to be noted that when the present garment is in use the curved front edges I 6 of the rear panels I8 tend to straighten out into substantially straight side seams which have their maximum curvature approximately midway between the waistline and the armpit openings of the garment, as may be seen by a comparison of the curvature of the front edge IS in the rear panel I8, which is shown in plan in Fig. 4, with the curvature of the front edge I8 of the rear panel I8 as shown in Fig. 1. This places the rear panels I8 under stress when the garment is in use and thereby causes the same to fit tightly to the body of the wearer throughout those areas of the garment through which the curved front edges I6 of the rear panels I8 extend.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification, without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims. Thus, while I have specifically described the invention as applicable to a slip the same is not limited to this particular type of garment but may likewise be applied to other garments including dresses and the like.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a slip, a skirt, and a bodice portion; said bodice portion including a front panel and a rearpanel having a curved front edge extending upwardly and forwardly from the waist line of the garment over the bust of the same; said edge being sewed to the said front panel and having its maximum curvature approximately midway between the waistline and the armpit opening of the garment; the said curved edge tending to straighten out, when the garment is in use, into a substantially vertical or straight side seam so as to place the said panel under stress and thereby cause the same to fit tightly to the body of the wearer throughout thatarea of the garment through which said curved front edge extends.

2. In a slip, a skirt, and a bodice portion; said bodice portion including a front panel and rear panel having a concavely curved front edge extending upwardly and forwardly from the waist line of the garment over the bust of the same; said edge being sewed to the said front panel and having its maximum curvature approximately .midway between the waistline and the armpit opening of the garment; the said curved edge tending to straighten out, when the garment is in use, into a substantially vertical or straight side seam so as to place the said panel under stress and thereby cause the same to fit tightly to the body of the wearer throughout that area of the garment through which said curved front edge extends.

SAMUEL J. DICHTER. 

